It is by crawling on the face of it that one learns a country.

Evelyn Waugh

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Topic

Travel

Author

Evelyn Waugh

Source

Ninety-two Days

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1934 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Waugh, Evelyn. Ninety-two Days. Duckworth, 1934, ch. 8.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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